chesterfield
chesterfield Lexical Profile
chesterfield Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A large, heavily padded sofa with rolled arms that are the same height as the back, typically upholstered in dark, deeply buttoned leather.
"The professor's study was furnished with a vintage leather chesterfield and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves."
Canadian Any sofa or couch, regardless of its specific design or upholstery (now chiefly used by older speakers).
"She curled up on the chesterfield with a warm blanket to watch the evening news."
A historic market town in Derbyshire, England, located south of Sheffield at the confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper, famed for the twisted spire of its parish church.
A tailored, single- or double-breasted overcoat of medium to long length, classically featuring a velvet collar and no waist seam.
"He wore a charcoal-gray wool chesterfield over his evening suit to ward off the winter chill."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named after an Earl of Chesterfield in the 19th century; the sofa is traditionally credited to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, while the overcoat was popularized by George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield.